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Great Songs You’ve Probably NEVER Heard of You Should Listen To This Summer

Who LOVES music? I do. I love little known music. It’s a special, almost exclusive thing. I like punk and rock. Indie and indie rock. Some pop. Billy Talent and Melanie Martinez. Cage the Elephant and AC/DC. Stuff like that. Today, I;m going to share some great songs that you probably have NEVER heard of that you should try this summer.

1. The Crutch by Billy Talent

This is a song meant to be played LOUD AS POSSIBLE. It’s punk and rock going back to their original Billy Talent vibes. One of the best songs off their new album Afraid Of Heights, for which they were nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 2017 Junos. I can’t get enough of this song or this album. Ot his band, for that matter. Ben Kowalewicz’s voice is so unique.

Name: The Crutch

Artist: Billy Talent

Album: Afraid Of Heights

Release Year: 2016

2. Dollhouse by Melanie Martinez

A few years after she was axed form The Voice , Melanie Martinez blew everybody away with her Dollhouse EP, closely followed by her full length album, Crybaby, featuring the first two tracks on Dollhouse. Dollhouse is a song baout first impressions and family troubles. And how what seems perfect is usually far from.

Name: Dollhouse

Artist: Melanie Martinez

Album: Dollhouse EP, Crybaby

Release Year: 2014

3. River Below by Billy Talent

Go ahead, call me obsessed. This is one of their older songs, but one of their best. It has a lot of screaming, but in their early days, it was their style. It does a number on Ben’s vocal chords, but it’s their thing.

Name: River Below

Artist: Billy Talent

Album: Billy Talent

Release Year: 2001

4. Salute by Little Mix

Another brilliant set of X Factor rejects who managed fame despite. Salute is an empowering anthem to women and girls everywhere, urging them to stick up for themselves and show who’s boss. It;s the girls, by the way.

Name: Salute

Artist: Little Mix

Album: Salute

Release Year: 2015

5. Lies by Marina And The Diamonds

First, I need to thank jessiepaege for introducing me to Marina And The Diamonds in a video similar to this. Also, this isn’t vintage. The cover just looks that way. Great artist. You should listen to her stuff.

Name: Lies

Artist: Marina And The Diamonds

Album: Electra Heart

Release Year: 2012

6. Colors by Halsey

A great song by a great artist. Have you heard any of her new stuff on Hopeless Fountain Kingdom? It is so good. Colors is a song about something taking over someones life, weather it’s drugs or work or such. Great song.

Name: Colors

Artist: Halsey

Album: Badlands

Release Year: 2015

7. The Other Side by Alessia Cara

Great song by a great Canadian vocalist (Sorry Ben Kowalewicz!) I love Alessia’s music, and even though I don’t watch The Get Down on Netflix, I am in love with this song.

Name: The Other Side

Artist: Alessia Cara

Album: The Get Down Part II

Release Year: 2017

8. Perfect World by Billy Talent

I absolutely LOVE this song!!! The talent is definitely visible here. One of the best breakup songs with a great guitar riff from Ian D’Sa, like always. Ben definitely has a lot of vocal strength on this track.

Name: Perfect World

Artist: Billy Talent

Album: Billy Talent II

Release Year: 2006

Thanks so much for reading my blog! I hope that you enjoy some of this music as well, especially the Billy Talent so I can prove I’m not the only fan out there! Keep being true to you, regardless of what other people say, because they aren’t important. Follwo my blog so that you don’t miss out, and enjoy your summer